Date: May 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:49 am and 11:57 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
John B. Connally
-Resignation as Secretary of Treasury
-Press briefing
-Duration
-Reasons
-President's statement
-Evaluation
-Content
-George C. Wallace
-President's offer of services
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. Jan-02)
-Connally
-Tone
-Tenure
-December 14, 1971
-January 1972 meeting in San Clemente
-Extension
-Speculation on reasons
-Wallace shooting
-Texas election
-Wallace shooting
Press
-The President’s view
-White House approach
Connally
-Resignation
-Feelings
-Idanell B. (“Nellie”) Connally
-Living in Washington, DC
-Compared with President's return to California
-The President’s view
-Haldeman’s view
-Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon's knowledge
The President talked with the White House operator at an unknown time
between 11:49 am and 11:54 am.
[Conversation No. 725-30A]
[See Conversation No. 24-149]
[End of telephone conversation]
President's Moscow trip
President talked with Mrs. Nixon between 11:54 am and 11:55 am.
[Conversation No. 725-30B]
[See Conversation No. 24-150; one item has been withdrawn from
this conversation.]